Letter D
Dragons breathe it
Drought peril.
Dismiss from a job
Designated building section
deadly weapon
Door buster?: Var.
Dynamic one
Dockside emergency vessel
Dockside flame fighter
Dragon, as often portrayed
Dismiss gangster Moran?
Do some downsizing, in a principal way?
Discharged, as a cannon
Dismissed from "The Apprentice"
Dismissed from a job
Dismissed from employment
Dismissed, if turning communist
Downsized, so to speak
Dismissed from a job, perhaps
Dealt with unproductive mollusks?
Dalmatian with a red hat, maybe
Dalmatian, often
Dalmatians at stations, perhaps
Dalmatians, commonly
Dismiss some restaurant critics?
Dalmatian carrier
Dalmatian's vehicle
Downsize the WBA?
Deity often associated with volcanoes
Dismiss a disobedient film computer?
Duraflame product
Damage caused by a blaze
Dalmatian's master, sometimes
"Die Walküre" highlight, for short
Death Cab for Cutie "Grapevine ___"
Disasters that turned the midday sky dark orange in the Bay Area in September, 2020
Discharges a T-shirt cannon
Dismisses from a job
Does a pink-slip job
Damaged-goods rendition
Discount event
Distress disposal.
Drought-affected annual period
Dialogue between arson investigators?
Drew Barrymore's third film
Dalmatian's hangout, stereotypically
Dalmatian's spot, often
Dangerous conflagrations
Dangerous building
Dangerous dwelling
Dangerous structure
Decrepit building, perhaps
Dilapidated hotel
Dangerous buildings
Data-protection software
Do a Forest Service job.
device containing chemicals that is ignited to produce spectacular explosions and coloured sparks
Display of temperament.
Dismissing
Dismissive behavior?
Donald Trump accessory?
Dug in, often
Dempsey challenger: 1923
Dempsey foe
Dempsey opponent
Dempsey opponent: Sept. 14, 1923
Dempsey's 1923 opponent
Dorm room Christmas tree?
Douglas ___ (BC trees)
Douglas and Fraser
Douglas and Oregon
Douglas and others
Douglas et al.
DELAWARE State nickname
Due date for many bills
Due date, often
Destination for one taking a walk
Destination of one who walks?
*Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler film (2004)
December 21, and the occasion for this puzzle's theme
Down-elevator's goal.
-> Di <- Gaga Godiva
Dolley or Martha
Dolley, e.g.
December 31 celebration
Defeated contestant in a face-off
Definition of a loser
Delaworgia: The __ State
Deprived boy?
Dace or plaice
Dangle a line from a dock, say
Dangle poles over a pier, say
Denizens of the deep
Do some casting
Drop a line from the dock, say
Drop hints, say
*Dish commonly made with cod
Diner pair
Dinner party mix?
Dropped a line in the water
Dorothy Canfield ___.
Does some angling
Does some sole searching?
Drowns some worms
Device at the end of the line, and what each set of circled letters represents
Dialogue from "A River Runs Through It"?
"Don't I look fetching in this dress from Warsaw? Huh, huh?"
Dance done in a boat?
DEALER in fish
Dish such as maeuntang or cioppino
Dubious; piscine
Deeply cleft.
DETACHABLE
Deep crack
DIGITAL DISPLAY
Dictator's symbol
Duke, so to speak
Daps
Did an iconic Tiger Woods celebration
Dukes in boxing gloves
Dukes not among royalty
Dukes seen in fights
Dukes, so to speak
Design school in NYC
Didn't need to be let out
Display of bad temper
Don't hang loose
Don't require altering
Dressing room evaluation
Determine the correct coverlet size?
Diamonds' best seller
Dovetail (with)
Dr. Haas' concern
Device with steps
Diva's outburst
Doesn't need alteration
Doesn't need to be let out
Doesn't stick out, say
Dovetails
Doesn't stand out
Dap alternative
Dave Brubeck classic "Take __"
Dave Clark ___
Day shift end
Dollar store ancestors
Dean Martin film: 1968
"Dr." Lucy's fee, in "Peanuts"
Danno's outfit, familiarly
Designer stubble
Danny Kaye musical, with "The"
Dorothy L. Sayers mystery, with "The"
Dubious food-eating guideline … or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues
Douglas MacArthur was one
Douglas MacArthur, e.g.
Defensive holding or encroachment
Distance gained by a short football run
DEPRIVE of fluidity
DO repairs
Difficult spot
Dilemma: Colloq.
Direct and focus (the eyes).
Denture wearer's purchase
Drill command for a rifle squad
Did Army repair work?
Determined to
Darkroom chemical solution
Deus ex machina, on stage
Dilemmas: Colloq.
Doing some physical therapy?
Direct one's attention toward
drink Gin accompanier
Doctor Bubbles?
Dud sparklers?
Denmark coastal feature
Disney World st.
Dolphins' state: Abbr.
Dry Tortugas Natl. Pk. setting
"Dad bod" feature
DIFFICULT SPARE
Diet cause
Dietary scientist's workplace?
Driving-range target
___ Day (June 14)
Do some hailing at the curb
Director of traffic
Drinking vessel in an old tavern
Decorations for the U. N. Plaza.
Decorations in U. N. building.
Dance uncontrollably
Dance wildly
Discriminating sense.
Dramatic touches
Ditsy sort
Drop out unexpectedly
Didn't come through as promised, in slang
DECEPTION, DECEIT
Deceive: Colloq.
Deception, informally
Double-note drumbeat
Drum fill
Drumbeat
Drumming rudiment
Deceptive trick or pretense
Dis online
Draw for a moth
Dance featuring taps and stomps
Dance of Spain
Dance style with castanets
Dance style with long skirts and castanets
Dance with handclaps
Dance with stamping and clapping
dance Vigorous
Dances accompanied with guitar music
Disrespects on the net
Directs some serious trolling at Donald Glover's show? (1972-80)
Disruptive online event
DESSERT TO DIETERS
Dessert after jambalaya
Dessert also called creme caramel
Dessert made in a ramekin
Dessert made in the "Good Eats" episode "Egg Files II"
Dessert made with a double boiler
Dessert often baked in a ramekin
Dessert often topped with caramel sauce
Dessert tray choice
Dish akin to crema catalana
Disklike dessert
___ de queso (Puerto Rican dessert)
dessert Custard apple relative
dessert Spanish 1930s queen
Daniel Defoe's Moll
Defoe's Moll
Donned a plaid shirt, perhaps
Dessert cart choices
"Door" for pets
"Door" in a door
Do a Chicken Dance move
Do part of the chicken dance
Doctor Dentons feature
Dog door, essentially
Dog door, often
Doggy door
Door in the woods
Door of a tent
Dr. Dentons feature
Dr. Dentons opening
Dr. Dentons rear opening
Dust jacket part
Discs flung in a food fight?
Devices for raising control surfaces?
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